<p>My daughter is a HS Junior and she just visited Cornell and she absolutely loves everything about the school... except she is interested in studying business... It seems the Hotel School had courses that were most in-line with other business school's programs but much more specialized towards the hospitality industry. Is the Hotel school program a good overall business education for a student who may not want to pursue a career in the hospitality industry or is very specialized?</p>
<p>Also, is there any info/stats on-line about what hotel school grads do after graduation?</p>
<p>The Hotel school does very well in general business education. But Cornell also has AEM, which is it basic business program… any reason why your daughter doesn’t want to do that?</p>
<p>Yeah, there are… the Hotel School view book which you can download from the website has an entire page dedicated to alumni in non-hotel related careers… I believe it gives you a well rounded business education while specializing in hospitality… and grads go on to become… realtors, designers, etc too</p>
<p>I am not sure why she didn’t look into AEM, I just looked it up and it seems a better choice for her. I will definitely bring it to her attention. Thanks!</p>
<p>Kelly. The AEM is a great general business program. It is suited for those that want to go into consulting, IB, operations and marketing, etc.
But it is extremely competitive in admissions. Only take 90+ students freshman year. Hotel school is relatively easier, especially if you can demonstrate a strong interest and fit. Also the hotel school offers real estate courses where AEM does not, but are open to AEM students.
A lot of students try to get into AEM through internal transfers. But I heard that the AEM is thinking of limiting that route in the near future.</p>
<p>The Hotel School really has an emphasis on the hospitality industry. Now, that is the biggest industry in the world, but if you have no desire to know how to run a restaurant or are uninterested in culinary arts … those are just two of the required courses. </p>
<p>Go through the website, read the degree requirements, and study the course descriptions.</p>
<p>I know quite a few students from Hotel who go into finance and IBanking. Hotel school also has very high job placement rate. It has a minor in commercial real estate, which is not offered at many colleges. My daughter is in CAS, whenever she couldn’t get into a finance class in AEM she would take a similar course in Hotel.</p>
<p>Hotel school is not as focused on stats (GPA, SAT). They look for demonstrated interest in the hospitality business, which means applicants would need to have hospitality work experience. </p>
<p>If your daughter’s stat is borderline for Cornell and wants to get a business degree, I would have her apply to the Hotel school. I think she could get similar education in Hotel as in AEM. She should seriously consider getting a summer job at a restaurant, country club, hotel…this summer. It is a strategy.</p>
<p>There are four ways to “major” in business at Cornell:
Hotel School
ILR
AEM in CALS
PAM in Human Ecology</p>
<p>Look at all these programs and see which would best fit your daughter’s interest.<br>
Hotel School looks for a passion for the industry. While the acceptance rate may be higher than AEM, that doesn’t mean it will be easier to get accepted. You can’t fake passion.</p>
I am not sure if I agree with that. It’s hard for me to believe that any 17-18 yr old would have a “passion” for any particular line of work. I know students from other schools within Cornell have transferred to Hotel later because of new found passion for hospitality work. I have also interviewed quite a few Hotelies who became interested in finance, even technology.</p>
<p>“Also, is there any info/stats on-line about what hotel school grads do after graduation?”</p>
<p>The Hotel School reports an annual post graduate survey, which shows quite a few jobs are outside the hospitality sector. The most recent can be accessed through the following link:</p>